Other Life Musings

Jul 26, 20208 min read

Dueling Thoughts

It’s been at least 4-5 months since I last sat down to write...a few months since I logged into Instagram. Since the pandemic hit in...

Feb 5, 20204 min read

There's something wrong with me.

Since the end of November, I've been feeling...off. From constant headaches, lightheadedness, inexplicably itchy body rashes and...

Jan 31, 20202 min read

Podcast: Challenging Social Norms, The Value of College, and Finding Purpose Outside of Your Job

Welcome to the TRUE NORTH COLLECTIVE PODCAST: SEASON 3! With co-hosts Rachel Bellotti and Jenell Riesner, this is a gathering of...

Jan 18, 20203 min read

I'm Saving $ with Mint Mobile!

Since I started my debt-free journey with Dave Ramsey last year, I've been trying to lower all of my monthly bills. My car insurance is...

Jan 15, 20209 min read

I'm off Instagram.

I'm off the Instagram train. Over the past few months, I found myself unconsciously reaching for my phone, immediately clicking over to...

Jan 15, 20204 min read

My lust is to more than simply wander

From the archives - Written September 2015 from Takahagi, Japan - Same thoughts, different day. I didn’t apply to the JET Program as a...

Jan 12, 20209 min read

The Best of 2019 in Photos

After a soul crushing break-up, and then an unexpectedly heartwarming reunion, I begrudgingly moved back to Wisconsin from Austin, TX at...

Jan 8, 20207 min read

I'm becoming a Toastmaster!

There's a photo of me in an album somewhere in my mom's basement that brings me right back to that exact time and place. I remember that...

Dec 3, 20194 min read

What I learned from Hamilton? I need a history lesson.

Last Wednesday evening, Nick and I finally got to join the Kool Kids Klub by seeing Hamilton: An American Musical on stage at the...

Nov 3, 20191 min read

Money is destroying the human spirit

Money is destroying the human spirit. The seemingly simple thin pieces of paper that weigh so little in our back pocket, barely alerting...

Nov 3, 20194 min read

This morning I cried into my bowl of Golden Grahams.

This morning I cried into my bowl of Golden Grahams, so much so that I actually wondered if I'd be able to taste the salt in my next...

Nov 3, 20192 min read

Stop asking kids...

Stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up. The journey is rarely linear and the question should look more like, "What...

Nov 3, 20193 min read

I sell aspirations.

I’m a budding minimalist. As I move into year 11 of paying off my exorbitant student loan debt, I’m becoming more and more aware of the...

Oct 23, 20193 min read

This month I quit my job.

This month I got rid of Instagram on my phone. In fact, I got rid of all apps that could be a distraction or a promoter of anxiety or...